Return to Learn:Assessment Update and

Recommendations for Additional Academic Support

April 6, 2021

Outcomes

• Update Return to Learn Plan

• Review district level results of NWEA MAP Growth assessment by grade level and socio-demographic groups

• Identify academic areas of strength and challenge in reading and mathematics

• Outline plans to address the academic and social-emotional needs of students resulting from the disruption of in-person learning

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Return to Learn Updates

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Increased in-person instruction begins tomorrow

Important Reminders

● 5 key mitigation strategies

● Surveillance testing continues

● Quarantine after travel

Return to Learn Update

• New Definition of social Distancing• 3-6ft. of physical distance between fully masked students and

fully vaccinated staff

• Definition of Close Contact remains the same: • within 6 ft of an infected person, mask or unmasked, for 15

cumulative minutes, within a 24 hour period.

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NWEA MAP Growth Assessment• Non-universal reading and mathematics assessment administered

online to students in kindergarten through eighth grade - 84% of students assessed

• Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards measuring achievement and growth

• Typically administered three times per year (fall/winter/spring);

• Administered in February/March and May/June this academic year

• Facilitates comparison to a nationally representative, demographically stratified sample of students using 2020 norms

• Given the larger context, strong performance at the district level

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Participation Rates by Race-Ethnicity(84% of all students were assessed)

7968

80 8288

Percentage of Group

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Participation Rates by Student Group

7176

80

Special Education Economic Disadvantage English Learner

Percentage of Group

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Reading Achievement Percentages by Quintile

Mathematics Achievement Percentages by Quintile

Reading Achievement by Grade

*84% of all students were assessed

Reading Achievement by Race-Ethnicity

87

4861

82 7887

4356

80 76

Winter 2020 Median Achievement NPR Winter 2021 Median Achievement NPR

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Reading Achievement by Student Group

40

5652

33

5249

Special Education Economic Disadvantage English Learner

Winter 2020 Median Achievement NPR Winter 2021 Median Achievement NPR

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Mathematics Achievement by Grade

*84% of all students were assessed

Mathematics Achievement by Race-Ethnicity

91

36

58

79 7791

33

53

78 74

Winter 2020 Median Achievement NPR Winter 2021 Median Achievement NPR

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Mathematics Achievement by Student Group

37

51 53

33

45

58

Special Education Economic Disadvantage English Learner

Winter 2020 Median Achievement NPR Winter 2021 Median Achievement NPR

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Areas of Academic Success and Challenge• Reading achievement remain higher than mathematics achievement

across grade levels

• Reading achievement relatively stable in comparison to mathematics achievement

• Fifth through eighth grade mathematics slight downward achievement trend

• Reading and mathematics achievement more significantly impacted specific student groups

• Higher achieving students under participated likely influencing our results particularly at the middle school level

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K-8 Reading

Grade K Grade 1 Grades 2-8

Performance stable relative to prior year in all areas assessed including:

● Foundational Skills● Language and Writing● Literature and

Informational Text● Vocabulary Use and

Functions

Performance lower relative to prior year in all areas assessed including:

• Foundational Skills• Language and Writing• Literature and Informational

Text• Vocabulary Use and Functions

Performance stable relative to prior year in all areas assessed including:

• Literary Text: Key Ideas and Details

• Literary Text: Language, Craft and Structure

• Informational Text: Key Ideas and Details

• Informational Text: Language Craft and Structure

• Vocabulary: Acquisition and Use

K-1 Mathematics

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Grade K Grade 1

Performance higher relative to prior year in all areas assessed including:

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking• Number and Operations• Measurement and Data• Geometry

Performance stable relative to prior year in the following area:

• Measurement and Data

Performance slightly lower relative to prior year in the following areas assessed:

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking• Number and Operations• Geometry

2-5 Mathematics

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Grades 2-4 Grade 5

Second through fourth grade performance stable relative to prior year in all areas assessed including:• Operations and Algebraic Thinking• Number and Operations• Measurement and Data• Geometry

Performance stable relative to prior year in areas assessed including:

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking• Number and Operations• Measurement and Data

Performance lower relative to prior year in the following assessed area:

• Geometry

6-8 Mathematics

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Performance lower relative to prior year in all areas assessed including:• Operations and Algebraic

Thinking• Real and Complex Number

Systems• Geometry• Statistics and Probability

Performance stable relative to prior year in areas assessed including:

• Geometry• Statistics and Probability

Performance lower relative to prior year in the following assessed area:

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• Real and Complex Number Systems

Performance lower relative to prior year in all areas assessed including:• Operations and Algebraic

Thinking• Real and Complex Number

Systems• Geometry• Statistics and Probability

Additional Considerations

• 84% of eligible students took the Winter NWEA MAP assessment; increasing proportion assessed in May/June will result in further confidence of results;

• Future analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning must include multiple measures and data points; and

• School level teams are reviewing Winter 2021 NWEA MAP data to make instructional decisions for individual students or small groups of students.

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Gathering Additional Data

• Panorama Survey administered mid-April through mid-May to assess student social emotional functioning

• Spring NWEA Map Growth assessment during May 17 to June 9 across kindergarten through eighth grade to reassess student achievement and growth

• Illinois Assessment of Readiness administered April 7 to May 14

• Review of Illinois 5Essentials student survey results

• Fall NWEA MAP Growth assessment in August

• Analyses of student academic needs based on the above assessments resulting in continued instructional planning

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Supporting the WHOLE child

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Social Emotional Learning

Students need to feel safe, secure, cared for

and included

Additional Data

● Panorama survey & 5Essentials Survey● Educator observations

Relationships

● Teacher to student● Student to student

Recognizing and Supporting Trauma

● Professional learning for educators ● Classroom practices

SEL Curriculum

● Explicit instruction● Measurement of skill acquisition

SIT

PLC

IST

School Improvement

Team

Instructional Support Team

Professional Learning

Community

Collective Responsibility

Initial School Response

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● SIT, IST, PLCs, and Grade level teamsBreak down district data by student, by standard

● Math and Reading specialists provide targeted support● Increase co-teaching support

Specialist Support

● Daily math instruction K-8● K-5 - Leverage additional math minutes if needed● 6-8 - Leverage Supervised Study time for additional support

Leverage Additional Time

● Comprehensive data review● Provide summer hours for SIT teams to plan● Provide summer hours for Individual and team planning

Summer Collaboration

● NEF● Community Resources

Community Partnerships

Summer Response

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● Families can enroll their child in a summer school course at no cost during the 2021 or 2022 summer program

● Summer courses focused on prerequisite skills students need to master essential standards in upcoming course

● Provide additional support to identified students in the areas of academic/SEL

● Course focused on preparing students with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in Algebra 1

● Provide AP “boot camp” for students new to AP courses

Bridge Courses

Free Summer School Course

Jump Start

Algebra Essentials

AP Bootcamps

2021-22 School Year Response

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● Math Specialists● Learning Behavior Specialists ● EL Teachers

● Provide targeted instruction in math, literacy and writing to students identified by their school team

● Social workers● Community Schools

● Recent iReady math resource implementation ● SY2021-2022 New K-5 Word Study resource (English and

Spanish) recommended for approval

● Focus on specific skills students need in order to meet the essential standards

● Provide AP “boot camp” for students new to AP courses

Increase Specialists

Intensive Tutoring Services

Social-Emotional Supports

Resources

Learning Boot Camps AP Boot Camps

Naperville 203 remains committed to in-person learning as the best instructional model for students. For the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, remote learning will continue to be an option for any family.

Increased in-person learning begins tomorrow for all students who select in-person. Every student, regardless of their learning model, will receive instruction and support.

Teams are continuing to plan for a return to full in-person learning for the fall of 2021. Opportunities for remote learning will be dependent upon medical needs.

Commitment to In-Person Learning

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